Receptacle holder



sept. so, 1969 N. P. woon 3,469,709

RECEPTACLE HOLDER Filed June 16, 1967 A LVA INVENTOE W4 NEL TsoA/P. Woon AT TORNEVS United States Patent O 3,469,709 RECEPTACLE HOLDER Neltson P. Wood, 1319A N. 23rd St., Milwaukee, Wis. 53204 Filed June 16, 1967, Ser. No. 646,686 Int. Cl. A47g 29/00; A47f 5/12 U.S. Cl. 211-82 8 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE Disclosed herein is a receptacle holder particularly adapted for use with garbage cans or trash cans or the like, which includes a frame which pivotally supports a plurality of receptacle carriers with seat portions and side rest portions. The receptacle carriers are movable from an upright vertical position to a tilted horizontal position for cleaning and removal of contents. The receptacle lid carriers are also pivotally mounted to the frame for movement between a horizontal and substantially vertical position. The lid carriers are mounted on a vertically adjustable frame member to accommodate receptacles of various sizes.

Summary of invention The invention provides a receptacle holder which is adapted for use with a plurality of containers or receptacles such as trash or garbage containers. The receptacle holder includes upstanding end frames connected by cross members. The frame supports an array of receptacle carriers which are pivotally mounted or supported on a front cross member. 'Ihe receptacle carriers have a seat portion and a side rest portion. The side rest of each receptacle carrier is secured to a sleeve which is located on the front cross frame member. Pivotal movement of the receptacle carrier to afford vertical and horizontal positions of the receptacle is limited by an arcuate extension on the sleeve, and a plate or stop secured to the front cross member adjacent the end of the sleeve.

The receptacle lids are supported by lid carriers which are pivotally mounted on a cylindrical cross member or pipe which connects the end frames. The receptacle lid carriers are secured to sleeves located on the rear cylindrical cross member. As with the receptacle carriers, pivotal movement of the lid carrier is afforded between positions in which the lids are generally horizontal and in which the lids are generally vertical. Extensions on the sleeves, together with fixed plates or stops on the rear cross member co-operate to afford these positions.

The rear cross member is vertically adjustable to accommodate various size containers.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following disclosure.

Drawings FIGURE l is a front elevational view of a receptacle holder in accordance with the invention.

FIGURE 2 is a plan View of the receptacle holder shown in FIGURE l.

- FIGURE is an end view of the receptacle holder shown in FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 4 is a view of the receptacle holder with a receptacle tilted forwardly and the receptacle lid raised.

FIGURE 5 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a pivotal connection of a receptacle carrier.

FIGURE 6 is a fragmentary sectional view along line 6 6 of FIGURE 2.

Description of preferred embodiment Although the disclosure hereof is detailed and exact to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention,

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the physical embodiments herein disclosed merely examplify the invention which may be embodied in other specific structure. The scope of the invention is dened in the claims appended hereto.

Referring to the drawings, FIGURE 1 shows a receptacle holder which is generally designated 10 and which includes two spaced apart end frames 12 with each end frame having two horizontal cross legs 14 and 16 and two vertical legs 18 and 20. The end frames are connected by a front cross member 22, a rear cross member 24, a cross member or rear side rest 26 and a cross member or bottom rest 28 (FIG. 2).

The receptacle holder includes an array of receptacle carriers designated generally 30 (FIG. 4) which include a T-shaped seat portion 32 and a side rest portion 34, which is provided with an arcuate strip 36 at one end thereof. The receptacle carrier is adapted to support a receptacle 38, such as a trash or garbage can, in both a vertical position as shown in FIGURE 3 and a horizontal position as shown in FIGURE 4.

Means are provided for pivotally mounting the recepta` cle carriers 30 to the front cross member 22. In the dis closed construction such means includes a sleeve 40 secured to the side rest portion 34 at a point intermediate the ends of the side rest 34. In the disclosed construction, cross member 22 is a cylindrical pipe. Alternately, cross member 22 could comprise a rigid member such as a length of at iron or angle iron which has spaced cylindrical portions which receive the sleeve 40.

Means are provided to limit pivotal movement of the receptacle carriers 30. In the disclosed construction such means comprises an extension 42 of the cylindrical sleeve wall and a projection `44, best shown in FIGURES 5 and 6, secured to the front cross member 22. The projection 44 can be a length of flat iron or a removed portion of the sleeve 40. The angular extent 0f extension 42 is approximately 180 and the angular extent of projection 44 is approximately 90. Thus, the gap 46 between the extension 42 and the top surface 48 of the projection 44 is approximately thereby affording pivotal movement of the receptacle carrier through an angular range of approximately 90. Thus, the receptacle carrier 30 can be pivoted between the generally vertical upper limit of the range as shown in FIGURE 3 and a horizontal position at the lower limit of the range as shown in FIGURE 4. The vertical position of FIGURE 3 is the normal position for storing receptacles. The FIGURE 4 position facilitates removal of the receptacle 38 (as shown in broken lines) and also is desirable for washing or cleaning the receptacle. It is advantageous for the receptacle carrier to be inclined as shown in FIGURE 4 slightly below the horizontal to afford drainage of the receptacle 38 while being cleaned.

The location of the sleeve 40 with respect to the ends of the side rest can be varied depending upon anticipated receptacle weights and loads. With large receptacles and relatively heavy loads, the sleeve 40 is desirably located at a point spaced from the ends to minimize the length of the lever arm about the pivotal connection and thus reduce the loading forces on the projection 44 and the sleeve extension 42. An alternate construction to limit pivotal movement can utilize an arcuate slot in the sleeve 40 with a pin or bolt extending through the slot and into the cross member.

The invention also includes lid carriers which are designated generally 'by the numeral 50 and which are formed from a single length of at iron with a lirst portion '52, a second portion 53 and a twisted portion forming an elongated loop 54 (FIGS. 2, 3). The receptacle lids 56 are secured to the carriers by bolts 58 extending through members 54 and the handle 60 of the receptacle lid. Means are provided for pivotally mounting the lid carriers 50 to cross member 24. In the disclosed construction, the cross member 24 comprises a cylindrical pire which receives sleeves 62. Sleeves 62 are Welded or otherwise secured to rst portions 52 of lid carriers 50.

Means are also provided to limit pivotal movement of the lid carriers 50. Such means are in the form of an axial extension 64 of the sleeve wall and at irons 66 secured to cross member 24. This arrangement is similar to the means provided to limit pivotal movement of the receptacle carriers. The lid carriers are movable through a range of approximately 90 from a vertical erect position as shown in FIGURE 4 and a closed horizontal position as shown in FIGURE 3.

Means are provided for vertically adjusting the height of cross member 24 to accommodate various size receptacles. Such means are in the form of angle irons 68 which are secured to the ends of cross member 24 and which nest vertical end frame members 18 and are adjustably secured thereto by a series of apertures 69 in frame member 18 and bolts 70. Such arrangement alfords adjustment of the height of the lid carriers 50 to accommodate containers of various heights.

The cross member 26 (FIG. 2) is horizontally adjustable to accommodate containers of various widths. The ends of cross member 26 are secured to angle iron plates 72 which rest on horizontal legs 16 of the end frames 12. A series of apertures 74 in the horizontal legs 16 and bolts 76 adjustably secure the cross member 26 to the leg 16. The cross member or rear side rest 26 desirably is located in contact with or near the receptacles 3S to afford lateral support to the receptacles 38 in the carriers 30 and minimize lateral displacement of the receptacles when they are being lled.

Subjacent support for receptacles 3-8 is furnished by the cross member or bottom rest 28 which is supported by end frame members 78.

I claim:

1. A receptacle holder comprising a pair of spaced apart end frames, said end frames having upstanding legs connected by cross legs, front and rear cross members connecting said end frames, a receptacle carrier having a seat and a side rest having upper and lower ends, the lower end of said side rest being connected to said seat, a sleeve connected to said side rest at a point intermediate the ends of said side rest, said sleeve being rotatably supported on said front cross member, said sleeve including an axial extension, and a projection on said front cross member which engages said extension to limit tilting movement of said side rest.

2. A receptacle holder in accordance with claim 1 wherein said sleeve comprises a cylindrical wall and said axial extension comprises an extension of said cylindrical sleeve wall and said extension has an angular extent which affords pivotal movement of said receptacle carrier between a range wherein said side rest of said receptacle carrier is generally vertical at the upper limit of said range and wherein said side rest is generally horizontal at the lower limit of said range.

3. A receptacle holder in accordance with claim 1 including a lid carrier and means pivotally mounting said lid carrier to said rear cross member.

4. A receptacle holder in accordance with claim 3 wherein said means pivotally mounting said lid carrier to said rear cross member comprises a cylindrical portion on said rear cross member and a sleeve having a cylindrical Wall, said sleeve being located on said cylindrical portion and said sleeve being secured to said lid carrier.

45. A receptacle holder in accordance with claim 3 including means to limit pivotal movement of said lid carrier.

6. A receptacle holder in accordance with claim 5 wherein said means to limit forward pivotal movement of said lid carrier comprises an axial extension on said sleeve and a projection on said rear cross member which engages said extension.

7. A receptacle holder in accordance with claim 1 including a rear side rest and a bottom rest, said rear side rest being adjustably secured at each end to said cross legs of said end frames, and said bottom rest being secured at each end to said cross legs.

8. A receptacle holder in accordance with claim 1 including a plurality of receptacle carriers.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 540,530 6/1895 Willson 24S*139 1,101,822 6/1914 Walker 2li-82 1,524,766 2/1925 Boogaard 10S-142 1,697,425 1/1929 Hornung 211-84 2,885,090 5/1959 Forman et al 211-175 FOREIGN PATENTS 944,432 6/ 1956 Germany.

ROY D. FRAZIER, Primary Examiner R. D. KRAUS, Assistant Examiner U.S. Cl. X.R. 248--139 

